Issue 122

Join Wanderlei Silva and Rafael Cordeiro and learn their adaptation of Muay Thai for MMA. This month: an unorthodox, though vicious, flurry of knee attacks.

Skill: 1-2-3 Right Knee Knockout

1: Squaring off against Wanderlei, Rafael finds his distance.

2: Wanderlei slips outside a searching jab from Rafael.

3: Wanderlei then slips a straight right from Rafael but opens himself up to a right knee.

4: Rafael takes advantage by driving his right knee into Wanderlei’s body while keeping his guard up.

5: As Rafael pulls his right knee back he grabs the back of Wanderlei’s neck with his right hand.

6: Pulling down on Wanderlei’s neck, Rafael jumps, driving his right knee into Wanderlei’s face. 

7: Rafael pulls his leg back without returning it to the floor while keeping his guard up as he is in such close range of Wanderlei.

8: Keeping hold of Wanderlei’s neck, Rafael begins to drive his knee back up towards Wanderlei’s face.

9: Rafael again jumps while pulling down on Wanderlei’s neck to deliver a second knee to his face.